 Kugikly. Russia,Kursk Governorate. 1871 | |
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 421.112.11 |
| Playing range | |
| g4-c6 | |
| Related instruments | |
Thekuvytsi (Ukrainian:Кувиці),kugikly, kuvikly (Russian:Кугиклы, Кувиклы) are the Ukrainian and Russian variant ofpan pipes. Pan pipes have been found in archeological excavations inUkraine that date back some 5,000 years. The instrument consists of several pipes each of which, when blown endwise, produces one sound. Various versions of the kuvytsi exist in Ukraine, such as the one-sided kuvytsi, which consist of a system of pipes from great to small in one lode or two-sided kuvytsi, which have their greatest pipe in the center.
These instruments were used by ensembles inChernihiv Province and also widely inWestern Ukraine. These instruments allowchromatic notes to be readily obtained, a semitone lower than the primary sound of the pipe. This is done by bending the angle of the pipes with relation to the player's lips. The air stream is thus broken on the far end of the pipe, rather than the end closest the lips.